Mayhurst

SW of jct. of Rte. 647 and U.S. 15, Orange, Virginia. County/parish: Orange.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 12, 1969. NRIS 69000268.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Howard Place

From Wikipedia:

Mayhurst

Mayhurst is an 1859 Italianate mansion in Orange, Virginia. It was built by the Willis family relatives of President James Madison as the plantation house for an estate comprising 2,500 acres (10 km2) of fields, pastures and forest. It was a scene of action in the Civil War. It is currently operated as an Inn.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682384

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